The Story of St. Michael: Why you Need Him! Explaining the Faith with Fr. Chris Alar
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- Who are the Angels and why did God create them? What do we know about them and how? Why is St. Michael given a special role and why do you need him? Fr. Chris answers these questions and tells the most incredible story about St. Michael who saved the life of a soldier. Also, he prays the ORIGINAL St. Michael prayer!
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My mother passed in 2014 at the age of 88. 2 years before she died she heard someone calling her name. I asked who it sounded like. She said her mother. I said a quiet prayer for guidance and asked if there was something she never forgave her mother for. She said there was. I suggested she forgive her mother. She said she couldn’t. I suggested she pray for the ability and quoted “forgive us our trespasses as we forgive others.” A few weeks later she was beaming when I walked in and she said “I did it! I forgave my mother”. 2 years later she was laying in the hospital bed and she said her mothers and St Michael were there to take her home. I asked what she meant. She said Mother Mary, her mother and St Michael were there. She died with a special light in her eyes and a glow about her. She had a huge smile on her face. She passed less than an hour after telling me who was there. Rest In Peace, Mom. I miss you and pray for you daily.
Thank you for sharing
What a beautiful testimony, it brought tears to my eyes. Condolences to you on the loss of your mother. That is the most difficult loss we endure in life, losing our parents . Thank goodness, you were there to help her open her heart and receive the grace of willingness to forgive. May God bless you always.
Thank you. My father passed 8 years before my mother. I had the great blessing of her living with me from then until her death.
@@PattiPilger-ch9bf I’m sure you were a great comfort and help to her
Mary is dead she knows nothing, all these stories are fabricated by the Catholic church to deceive brainwashed Catholics.
The archangel Michael appeared to me when I was pregnant considering abortion at that time, was very scared to be alone, he touched my belly ..I felt immense love and told me not to be afraid I be protected. I named my son after him.
He's 17 today healthy and strong
How wonderful and blessed you are
What grace!!!!!❤
Thank you, my God, for your mighty Angels🙏🏼
🙏❤️🙏
BEAUTIFUL 💙
My nephew Michael (30 years old at the time)had a horrible fall while hiking in a canyon. He fell approximately 15 feet onto a boulder, he hit his head and suffered bleeding in the brain, he was airlifted to a trauma hospital and went into emergency surgery to remove part of his skull to relieve the pressure in his head. After surgery I was able to see him in ICU, I usually carry a few prayer cards in my purse but on this day the prayer card I had was one of St. Michael, I placed it under my nephew’s pillow and begged St. Michael to protect him. The doctors said my nephew would be in an induced coma and told us that they wouldn’t know of any damage to the brain until he woke up. I prayed so hard for a miracle at the hospital chapel that evening. Fast forward to several weeks later, to the amazement of the doctors, my nephew made a full recovery. I thank Jesus and St. Michael for their intercession.
Wow, thank you for sharing
So happy for you, Michael, and loved ones.
CATHOLIC MYSTICISM.... JESUS ONLY TOLD US TO PRAY TO THE FATHER IN HIS NAME ....
AND WE ONLY HAVE TO PRAY TO GOD ,
NOT TO ANY ANGEL
NOT TO ANY SAINT
NOT TO MARY
JESUS DID ONLY TELL US TO PRAY IN HIS NAME
@VK-zf4mn Ty but You might want to read Rev 5:8 and Rev 8: 3-4 where those in heaven take our prayers to the throne of God. The Bible does teach that the saints are alive even though they died on earth. Consider, for example, that Jesus teaches that the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob is “not God not of the dead, but of the living” (Matt. 22:32; see also 22:23-33) even though they had all died on earth. In addition, Moses is alive to Jesus at the Transfiguration and converses with him, even though his earthly death had occurred many years before (see Matt. 17:1-8).
Dead or alive God doenst change
I was an over the road truck driver. I know that I had fallen asleep while driving and I heard someone yell my name out extreloud and woke me up! I still believe it was my guardian angel!
I was driving back to my Base, I was AD Air Force, and had visited my young mom who was terminally ill w cancer, I stayed too late with her and was driving back at midnight. I was falling asleep so much driving home and at one point, I was jolted awake, I was under an 18 wheeler! I was able to veer out back into my lane! I have always felt it was someone hitting my shoulder or arm and that woke me!
I have heard that voice too before but I was being told “NO!!!”
God's Blessings ❤
I had the same experience, and it just said my name and "wake up" firmly. Saved me and the car I was traveling straight toward. I believe in Guardian Angels and God.
Same story with me, more than once!
After watching this I went to confession after over 50 years of not practicing this Sacrament of Penance. I cried in front of the Tabernacle for mercy. God touched my heart, my pride my vanity. I was so full of shame. And all this time his mercy never left.
Wow, God bless you my brother! Thank you for being open to God's grace
That's amazing! Thank you so much for sharing. God bless you!
Tears , as I read your testimony.
Well done! Praise God!
I worked in disaster recovery for 30 years and heard stories of people who saw an angel who either warned them ahead of time or protected them during the disaster. Praise God! 🙏🌹
Thank you for sharing 🙏🏼✝️💜
Yes, Magnificent Mighty Michael, is very Active, pops up everywhere, and can Always Be Relied On!
He will Never Let us down!
St Michael is very special to me, and has Helped me many times in incredible ways.
I Love Him with My Heart and Soul.
I visited Mont St Michael in Normandy, in 2006, fascinating, steeped in Medieval History.
There is also St Michaels Mount in Cornwall, England, situated right on the South Westerly tip.
It.wasnt labelled, or mentioned, but you can see it on the Sword of Michael line, the next Monasterial Shrine after Ireland.
St Michael, appeared there, in centuries past.
It is much smaller than France, but still has a powerful presence.
The causeway can be walked at low tide, and is situated on a Ley line, known as the Michael and Mary line.
St Michael has various guises, but you know without a doubt it is him.
Just an aside, my Rosary Beads, which I'd placed down whilst listening to Fathers amazing Talk, had formed the perfect shape of an Angel - not ArchAngel Michael - including Both Wings. Lovely.
Praise Be To God.
❤
Wow. I know I may sound like St. Thomas, but I always feel like I want to "see" - I want to know. This may be bad but I am truly like the holy apostle Thomas. God help me.
Wow! Really! That's awesome Thanks for sharing 🙏👍
There are no coincidences in Gods timing. My son is 33 days old today and was baptized in the Catholic Church and his name is Michael.
God is good! Congratulations
Praise God. My son who is 50 was baptized and received Holy Communion but does not believe at all. My grandson Brandon is almost 12 years old and still not baptized. Yes God's timing us good as long as I keep praying for them. I am happy for you and Michael.
Awesome
Amen 🙏 give God thanks.
I'm not a Catholic, but I find Catholicism very colourful in terms of the amazing stories of the Angels and Saints. I haven't worked my head around Mary and have some concerns, but I can't deny all the apperitions. 😊🎉
My brother-in-law is named Michael. He is the kindest man I know. Also, I had a conflict 20 years ago with a guy named Michael. He apologized to me! No one else has ever done that before. Not even the people who fired me during my 30-year career.
3 years ago I had been getting beaten down by demons so much I said to God, "l can't do this anymore, " immediately a huge figure of St Michael came through the room and said, "I will protect you. " been free ever since. I agree the church is on the up swing.
You should pray the unity prayer. Jesus included some amazing promises against the enemy with it. Father Jim Blount taught me it, he is on TH-cam and is truly amazing
@@MartinBielkovicThe prayer composed by Jesus himself, and that blinds Satan.
Allelujah
🙌🏼🙏🏼🇻🇦
Salute to St. Michael the Archangel🫡
St Michael saved my drug addicted homeless daughter...she has been sober for 2 years now has a great job and an apartment. Thank you St. Michael for your intersessions to Christ and the legions of angels that protected my daughter.
I hope there’s help coming soon for my son who is drug addicted grown son who is also physically ill. 🙏😇
@Tinyteacher1111 l will pray for him 🤗
@@valariemartinez9782 Thank you SO MUCH!! 🙏🙏
@@dragosapina5692there’s so much pain in your words. Free will is Gods gift and love for us. I pray that your eyes be opened to see how much you are loved…
I found that my lgbtq friends who don’t like religion love the Saint Michael Prayer and many have called me when stressed out asking me to pray for them and I pray the Saint Michael prayer in Latin and their anxiety always subsides. maybe one day they will go to the Lord for help instead of me but I’ll keep praying for them.
you should pray to their guardian angels as they need prayers
Praise God! Lord touch these dear children of yours and let them know your love. Let them hear your call and come home. Heal them dearest Lord. Blessed Mother pray for them.
@@dragosapina5692why would she be making things up? Plenty of gay people have faith. They may not be fully aware of how they’re living is in direct opposition to God, but the vast majority of us, even straight people are living the exact same way and also don’t realize it either. This is why we are commanded to never judge, lest we be judged ourselves. We are all sinners in need of The Savior.
My fiancee and I prayed St. Michael's chaplet for the first time this morning, and here this video gets uploaded! That's amazing! St. Michael the Archangel, defend us in the battle!
I try to pray it daily he’s powerful if I don’t do the Chaplet I do the regular St Michael Prayer 🙏
Jesus is powerful no an angle a servant of God
I love when that happens you think you're the only one in the world that this 'coincidence ' happens to but Dad is looking after ALL His children xxx
Awesome
What a blessing! Amen ✝️ 🙏 May your marriage be filled with an abundance of joy through our precious Lord Jesus Christ ❤🙏
I was in a car accident with my father in Mexico in 1990. We hit a semi coming on to the road. My father hit the windshield and I slammed my face into the dashboard. I was so scared because I saw my dad’s face full of blood. It was early in the day and barely any cars on the road. We
were in a town we didn’t know. A white car stopped and two men offered to take us to a hospital.
They dropped us off as we walked towards the door I turned back to say thank you and the car was gone. I didn’t hear it drive away and it was seconds when I turned around. I felt that day they were angels who helped
us. ❤
Yes
One morning after I worked all night in NYC I was exhausted & didn’t see a car coming as I started to cross the street. Someone strong grabbed me from behind & saved me. I never got to see who it was as. Thank you Angel
Awesome!!!!
It was St Michael
Also save by my Angel...
Wow similar happened to me! I was really tired and crossing a busy road. I was young and it didn't dawn on me to pay attention and as I started to cross, a red minivan sped through the red light. A strong hand on my shoulder pulled me back. I turned to say thank you and no one was there❤
Very interesting and amazing spiritual talk, sharing and testimonies.
Glory be to God through the intercession of my beloved patron st Michael the Archangel ❤
St. Michael, pray for an end to trafficking. May all victims be healed and recieve the justice they need through medical, police, etc. protect those working against trafficking and raise more soldiers to the cause.
Pray for justice of those who participated or witnessed the horrific abuses at Diddy Combs freak parties as well as praying for the healing power of their victims.
Amen
@ninavongunten122 there's many more like Diddy. I'm a victim. What's happening and how boggles the mind
@victoriousone1 I am so sorry for what happened to you.
Stay strong, and God will lead the way. 🌈
May God Bless You! Please take care. ❤️
@@ninavongunten122 ty so much for your encouragement and prayer. Please pray for the Divine Mercy of God to cover the earth.
I post some evidence videos on my channel.
I was not raised a Catholic, but I did see an angel with a flaming sword pass through my bedroom one night when I was very young. He had a flowing robe and wings. Then for some odd reason I secretly memorized the Hail Mary prayer when I was about 10 years of age (which I hid from my family since they would not have approved). I then married a lapsed Catholic, who had gone through catechism, etc., so was virtuous by nature and that rubbed off on me. Later, I attended a college that was founded by the De LaSalle Brothers. Funny how so many people in my life were connected in some way to the Church. I can be very dim and stubborn, so it took decades and decades for me to finally realize that I was a daughter of God and that he was waiting for me! Well imagine the first time I heard the St. Michael prayer ---- I thought it was just some fusty thing that old people prayed...then I fell in love with it. I am a bit slow. When I was in Rome earlier this year I found Pope Leo XIII's tomb and prayed there for a long time (a friend requested that I do this). Just recently I learned additional details behind Pope Leo XII's motivation to write this prayer and that there are other versions. I do pray this prayer almost every day when I remember, immediately following Mass. What a great talk. I learned so much!
Fantastic testimony. Better late than NEVER!!!
I am number 33 in thumbs up. I am old and very dim tho am a cradle Catholic. Thank you for sharing.
I tried the prayers to Mary or Michael...didn't work ..Jesus said only pray to me..then my life became great... It was awful when I prayed to mary
@@ThetennisDrI rebuke thee Satan in the name of our All mighty an eternal God our Lord Jesus Christ ❤
The chaplet of St Michael is amazing, we need to pray it every day, for our families, the Catholic church and your country. Ave Maria, Viva Christo Rey
I pray for ALL people in this comment section ❤
Thank you!! God bless you.
Thank you so much
God Bless you too
❤✝️🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏
When mom was nearing death 2 years ago, my brother informed me a priest was giving another priest Last Rites on the same floor. I just happened to call while he was visiting her. I told him to snag him to give mom Last Rites, too. He brushed it off but I insisted to the point of becoming very loud. A few days later she deteriorated and I went up to Rosary Care in Sylvania to spend the night in her room so she would not be alone. When we were growing up, mom was with us every minute taking care of us. I prayed Rosaries and Novenas all the way there and thru the night, making the sign of the Cross on her forehead, and read the Three Very Beautiful Prayers over her. She couldn't speak and was out of it, but kept lifting her arms straight up toward something. I stroked her hair and let her know I was there. She died in the morning.
Beautiful Sharon! Oooo will God bless you & your mom too. Keep praying for her soul. Ck out Susan Tassone: " Praying for the Holy Souls 365 Days" not sure the title is correct. It has changed my life...
Bless you 🙏🏻
She was so blessed to have your love & devotion. Thank you.
Sylvania Ohio?
@@DivineMercy_Official YES, near Lourdes College. That's where most of my sibs live now.
I am in Ireland, reared in a Catholic family. I strayed far from the faith for most of my adulthood but had a big conversion in 2019, thanks be to God. It is fascinating to hear about the seven churches. Ireland needs so much prayer at the moment!
Was away fm cath church for 35_40 yrs . was called back in 2005 Melbourne Australia. All because my mum prayed her rosary. I am 86 now and everyday is Jesus day.Iwill never forget what He did for me and what I have been missing.Jesus told me in the early days coming back: Donot rush,just walk with Me and we will both get there.He looks after me because I pray for His graces to help me do His will .G B U Alleluia Peter
During the devil attack me, suddenly i saw my mortal sins and then i saw the devil and said if u confess your sins i will take your son. I rushed to go see a priest to confessed all my sins even a little sins. And then after week i found that my Ancestors had Occult practices. After the Mass, i stayed for awhile as always and was crying praying like a child to God the Father heartily praying to forgive my sins not just my sins and also to my Ancestors and to my siblings and my children that it will not pass the curses…suddenly, i had a vision i saw myself in the Altar kneeling as i was praying while Jesus crucified and behind Jesus was God the Father and I don’t know how i know God the Father told me” My child, we are in One.” …while Jesus came out of the cross and lift me up. The intense feeling was so strong that i felt something was in me… a Love …a Love and Mercy to a Father to his child. 😭❤️🙏🏼
There is a curse prayer you can say 144 days and the promises are it will remove all curses in your generational line for you and your children. Look it up
Praise God, sweet Jesus, the ultimate healer❤ thank you for sharing your wonderful miracle of God's mercy and Grace🙏
@@Jesusisallandiamnothing thank you!
Amazing 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏💕
God is good.❤
My mother named me for , SAINT MICHAEL THE ARCHANGEL - it's the greatest gift she ever gave me ❤
Thanks , mom ❤
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Ever since getting deeper in the Catholic faith I am starting to become more aware of all the darkness around us. Even stepping outside my home I can sense darkness. You can see it everywhere. Im glad I have the church to help me stay safe. Before taking my faith seriously I was completely unaware and comfortable around all sorts of sin. Thank Lord for giving me eyes to see 🙏 -
My name is Joseph Michael Dias. I am 33. I am converting to Catholic from Protestant this year. I believe my father named me after St Joseph and Arch Angel Micheal . I haven’t asked him yet, both of us are now going through RCIA right now. I’ve been experiencing lots of coincidences. Such as my age being 33 the age of Jesus’s death, I found out about Arch Angel Michael yesterday September 29th on his feast day having no idea it was until I watched this video.
Thank you Fr Chris Alar for teaching us more about the faith. I am finding these lectures extremely helpful. I’ve watched about 10 videos in the last two weeks. I shared the videos with my dad Mark. If anyone hears this please pray for us. Thank you, and God bless.
Welcome!
Pray for you 🙏
@@francisbalaoing9496 Thank you very much!
Thank you for sharing. When I reverted to Catholicism after being Protestant for 10 years I got all kinds of little spiritual gifts or you could say coincidences that confirmed to me that I was in the right place.
God bless you and welcome home!
St Michael protect us from all evil spirit in this world
@@anniecordon8389 AMEN 🙏🙏🙏
I don't even know where to start with St Michael. He has been there for me my whole life, saved my life so many times, gives me comfort, guidance, protect my whole family. I love Him deeply and of course God for blessing me so abundantly through His Angels.
Some of us have been blessed to know him as a patron, like you, all the way back into our young years. I love St Michael very dearly, too. He is very powerful. Also silent.
@@Braingrandchildhey :) What do you mean by He’s silent?
@@zsofiasz.8533 God speaks in the silence, the evil one tries to take you away from silence; St. Michael brings you to that silence; St. Michael does not talk, he is an angel who does not have a mouth.
@@owenrobb7428wow I did not know that about St Michael. Thank you.
It took me two years to learn how to speak. And 60 years to learn to keep quiet.
Fr Chris, the story about your dad really put my mind at rest. when my dad was in hospital after he had a fall, it suddenly dawned on me that i should get a priest to anoint him. it was a Friday evening, and such a last minute request to the priest, i thought the priest would only be able to make it to the hospital the next day.
but praise God, somehow the priest, Fr Gregory, managed to beat the evening traffic and made it before visiting hours were over.
and on Monday, my dad passed away.
i'm glad to know that my dad was safe on his journey.
add: also my dad prayed the Rosary three times daily. he was the one who inspired me to pray the Rosary daily.
Wow, thank you for sharing that and God bless you and prayers for your father
He was blessed as he took his prayers seriously. What an inspiration. Thank you for sharing.
Our Lady promises that those who pray the rosary will not die without the sacraments.
St Michael is the Defender of my country Papua New Guinea . St.Michael defend my family and bring our family members who have gone astray, especially my two sons . ❤❤❤❤❤
Saint Michael, the Patron of Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands 😊
Both my toddler boys have seen St. Michael “cut the head of the snake” in their own words in their bedroom. I was a witness to what they said since I could not see what they were seeing right before their eyes. He told my older son to say the St. Michael chaplet. So amazing!
WOW
Just like in Fatima, when the Virgin Mary appeared to those three kids. As Jesus said, you need to be like a CHILD to enter the Kingdom of Heaven!
😍🥰✝️🛐
Woooow! Praise God!
I'm not a Catholic but I loved the church and have attended many services. Saint Michael came to my aid when I called out to him and gave me supernatural strength to save my children.
You. An become Catholic if you want !
Someone I know tried to jump off a bridge. Someone stopped and spoke to him- I firmly believe he was protected my St Michael or other angels! ❤
Our country ( world) needs these talks so bad. Thank you Fr Chris.
Agree!
2 weeks ago, my flight to Ho Chi Minh was so turbulent and was longer than I have ever experienced. I was so scared and was praying Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory be, and to my Guardian Angel. When the turbulrlence got stronger, I automatically prayed the St Michael's prayer and the turbulence stopped. There were a couple of turbulences after but they were significantly calmer than the previous ones. That was pretty cool. Thank you, San Miguel!
My nephew has special needs and he would get siezures. When my nephew was still a baby, my sister asked St. Michael to always watch over him. Whenever my nephew gets a siezure there is always someone who knows how to handle his siezure. Thank you,Lord for giving us St. Michael!
Fr Chris.... before my Mother died, she was "visited" by her deceased, abusive in every way , father. Three times, she was abruptly awakened from a deep sleep with the exhibition of Cheyne-Stokes respirations, indicating death was soon. She awakened abruptly, very angry, vocalizing hatred and unforgiveness. Each time we prayed. Her facial demonstrated she wasn't going to forgive. She awakened on the 3rd time, in great peace. She said if God could forgive her, she could forgive her father!
I rejoiced with great relief. Upon speaking to a priest, I asked if God would have allowed the father to return to prompt forgiveness. I was told that it was likely a demon who came to make certain her previous confession of forgiveness was nullified.
While I'm not certain what actually occurred in the spiritual realm, but by the grace of God, she forgave on her last waking moment.
Amen 🙏🏼
Wow, thank you for sharing
So important to remember every day, every week, every month. Forgive forgive forgive. I was raised Catholic but learning catechism through TH-cam (and Mass)
Praise the Lord! I wish my mother had forgiven her own dad before he died. I pray for her (she passed in 2017) that she's in heaven but who knows, she could be in Purgatory. Pray for the souls in Purgatory every day!
@@Minnie11chula Are you familiar with Ascension Presents? Father Mike Schmitz does the Catechism in a Year and it's so interesting! I'm learning things every day!
The Pittsburgh diocese has a bunch of new priests coming in. One in Cranberry Pa prayed for a still born child still in the womb. The baby came back to life shortly after induced delivery. The entire wing was flabbergasted as can be imagined.
How wonderful this is just phenomenal ❣️God bless this little baby and mother and father but especially this wonderful priest 🙏
We need all priests to step out in faith to do likewise
Praying for your dad”s recovery. May St. Michael protect him and all of us! Amen!
Ty
On Butker’s speech - the part that hit me hard was the “diabolical lie women have been told”!!! I’m proof of it because I believed it!! Career was the most important! I didn’t need a husband/children. I had a successful career & life but now retired and 61 y.o. what do I have? I decided to return to my small town because without a family of my own I need a community. I hope young ladies don’t make the same mistake I did! And I’m sure this was all part of Gods plan for me but I do wish I had known the truth back then. Great talk Fr Chris - thank you. I’m going to try to count, one of these days, the number of times I pray the St Michael prayer in the course of a day lol. It’s a lot 🙃 Continued daily prayers for you & your parents 🙏
God bless you. Happy for you that you made a good decision to move back to a small town and have a community.
Thank you for sharing that and we hope to see you this summer!
@@DivineMercy_Official God willing - it's always in the plan but it's hard to leave my mom for more than a day. the nursing home is so short staffed and she needs more help with eating so its something i can do to ensure she is eating while its hot :)
@@parysethibodeau9474 I totally understand. We are in the same boat with my mom. God bless them both
Amen. I posted Mr. Butker's address and noted that the truth is hard but must be faced. I am 67 and I too followed the feminist path my entire life. Praise God I am a Roman Catholic or I would probably be suicidal or an unbearably bitter, angry old cow. Instead I feel immensely blessed --- I converted in 2013.
I saw an angel and jesus and Jesus told me to tell the world that He's coming soon.
I believe you 💜
I went to mass on November 2nd All Souls’ Day and stayed for a healing retreat that day and during the holy hour I heard within me, “ my daughter, I’m coming for my bride soon. Lino blanco-which means white linen in Spanish. I want you to be ready” the mention of linen and the bride is in the book of revelation chapter 19 where in it states the marriage of the lamb.
My mother was Scottish & would of been 91 if she was still alive. She told me that every morning in school the class would pray the St Michael’s prayer & that this was done by the whole school. She said that it was a shame they stopped doing it as she herself always felt protected & that great blessings would come from saying this prayer.
St Michael the Archangel, defend the Catholic Church. Protect all the priests and religious 🙏🏼♥️📿 Pray for us.
Saint Michael pray for the 11 new priests ordained today at Holy Cross Cathedral in Boston, especially Reverend Matthew Harrington from my always parish St Adelaide
I thought Saints were selected from those who had lived and died here on the earth. (Rev. 14: 3, 4) In other words they were human beings, descendants of Adam and Eve. Angels on the other hand are spirits who always existed in heaven and were NEVER on the earth. So how can Michael the Archangel be a Saint? Seems like another man-made teaching to me. I can’t accept teachings and doctrines that I can’t understand, whether or not they are a pope, bishop, priest, or nun. If you embrace beliefs that aren’t in the bible and taught by men, you become a follower of men. That’s very risky because no man can give you salvation. How much better it is to follow Jesus’ admonition at John 17:3 so you can learn how to worship the only true God, the only one who can grant you everlasting life.
@@cyclebob9089 Fr Chris
Explains very close to the beginning of the presentation the rationale for Michael ‘s designation as a saint. if you go back and watch within the first 15 minutes, you will find the answer to your question If my memory is correct when the word saint is translated from the Latin, it means “ Holy “does not distinguish that it is human being. Also, the canonization process as we know it today came along much later. I hope this helps but if you go back and watch within the first 15 minutes, you’ll get the specifics God bless you.
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@@alwaysmisskaryn Hello. It seems to me that the priest in the video gave Michael that title; however, there’s no scriptural basis for doing so. Revelation chapter 14 and Daniel chapter 7 clearly show that the “holy ones” were “bought from the earth” and are taken to serve as kings and priests with Jesus in the Messianic Kingdom. Michael, as an angel, was never a human on earth so in no way could he be a “holy one” (saint) in the kingdom. This is very misleading since many Catholics pray to the Saints. So a Catholic may think that praying to Michael is acceptable and that he was formerly a human on this earth. Fact of the matter is - No where in the Bible are believers taught to pray to Saints - not even to Mary or to Jesus Christ. Prayers should be offered only to “the Father”, the true Almighty God, and through Jesus Christ as he is our intercessor.
Once when I was in a hard place, a quiet Voice told me that I was loved. I asked, "Who?' The quiet voice said, 'St Michael and St Mary.' I didn't even think about this at all. Please, if you are reading this, could you pray for me - I'm sick.
God bless you and keep you. Get well soon. 🕊️🙏✝️
🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼
I prayed for you ❤
Please pray for my son Aiden who’s 15 years old. His father recently committed suicide and my son is struggling with some very heavy stuff. Lord help my son and keep him near to your heart always. May you bless him and protect him from any and all harm, generational curses, ST MICHAEL I call upon you and ask that you go forth and fight for my son! Protect him from any harm. Watch over him and keep any evil from him, including bad influences. Bring the right people into his life and strike down any evil form that attempts or threatens his life and safety. Lead Aiden to out Heavenly Father. 🙏🏼
Sorry to hear that, yes prayers for him
Prayers for your son Aiden.
St Michael please intercede for Aiden.
Blessed Mother please intercede for your son Aiden
I pray to St Michael and St Joseph on waking. I named my son Michael Joseph, he is now a deacon in his parish. My husband as an Army Paratrooper had a devotion to St Michael, patron Saint of paratroopers, at his funeral I asked that the prayer to St Michael be recited.
My Dad too was a paratrooper and always wore St.Michael chain
Dear Fr. Chris I am so sorry to hear that your parents are not doing well, my roommate and myself just said a Divine Mercy Chaplet for you, your parents, and your family.
Wow, thank you so much Dorothy and God bless you both!
I prayed to St Raphael a lot recently for a spouse, then had a customer come into my job named Raphael on October 24th of 2022 who I had 2 brief encounters with (he came back in December) and he kept looking at me and smiling at me like he knew me already. I truly believe that that man was not actually a man at all...
I’ve been praying to him to him for a spouse. I need to keep going and have faith one day I’ll meet her
@@jhp4012 You two could pray together. 😊
Another option is to ask St. Anthony, finder of lost things, to help you find your spouse. I credit him for helping me find mine. I've wanted marriage and motherhood since I was 4 years old. First, I went to Confession and repented of my hidden anger that I'd reached the age I was at the time, nearly 30, without ever having found my special someone. Looking back, I don't think I was ready before then, even though I thought I was. Then I made a list of everything I personally needed in a spouse, shared faith, respect, a sense of humor, honor, integrity, fidelity, good work ethic, from a stable family, love of children, etc. Then, I made a list of things I wanted but did not necessarily need. Then I prayed and asked St. Anthony to help me find the right one. A few months later, we met, and the connection was there from the first moment. Then, the Holy Spirit kept giving us both signs that this was the right person for each of us. We just celebrated our 16th Anniversary, and despite many trials and losses, and no live children, it still only feels like we've been married about 5 years because we go through things together. I can't imagine anyone else I'd rather spend the rest of my life with.
Have faith. If God is calling you to marriage, then at the right time, you will meet them.
God bless you both in your search!
Oh it's beautiful!! God bless You dear!!❤️🔥🕊
My father died in 2006. He was a veteran of world war 2 in the Italian army. One of the churches of the sword of Saint Michael runs through an area of Italy where my family was from. My father says that the German Airforce tried to bomb the church, but flew off when they saw an Angel protecting the church. The few German pilots who actually had the courage to drop the bombs, the bombs didn't explode. My father named me Michael (Michele in Italian).
Bravo 👏 Amen 🙏
Bene bene bene Grazie St Michael
From Australia 🇦🇺
My brother has a severe mental illness, he stayed in my house but was very delusional and hostile and scary. I prayed to St Michael to protect us. During my brother’s complete rambling and name calling he mentioned St Michael, to which I said , can you see him? He’s protecting me.
After watching this video, I've been attending mass every day. Also, weirdly enough, became 100 percent chaste 🙏
doing my best to pray the Rosary every day📿
Thank you, Father Chris and the team +++
Amazing testimony. God bless you and thank you for sharing.
St. Michael, The Archangel, defend us in battle.
I m an old convert, and I never realized there are 7 arch angels. Every day, I feel like a new convert, and there is so much more to learn. Praying for you & your dad. God bless you.✝️🙏🕊📿
I’m in old revert and it keeps me going knowing there is always something new to learn. God bless you. I always tell my convert friends they put cradle Catholics like me to shame in their devotion and fervor.
We are blessed to have so much depth and meaning to the first and UNIVERSAL church!
@@alwaysmisskarynso true. A cradle catholic too.
I am jealous of your faith. Lord, I want what this dear soul is having. Bless them and let the fire continue to be stoked in their hearts. ❤
St Michael, i prayed to when pregnant. My husband and I had split up. I had two little girls, barely out of being toddlers. I asked St. Michael to please give me a boy and I'd name him after St. Michael. I had a boy and I did name him after St. Michael. He was a beautiful baby as were my daughters. Michael got a beign brain tumor in his 40's along with another Brain disease. His marriage was falling apart. Michael had already had an operation on his brain but it to came back. Michael shot himself in his head and died quickly. I felt a lot of pain over losing him. I will go no further. Father Chris Alar helped me, as my cousin gave me the book after suicide. Michael did come to my daughter after his death and gave messages along with seeing him once making the sign of the cross reverently. He used to do that while alive and I asked him why he did that when we past a prison. He said, "for the inmates!" Please will you keep him in your prayers. I know he was in an agony . It was a perfect storm and I believe that Jesus was very merciful with Michael .... Thank you for listening and letting me vent.
St Michael, ora pro nobis.
@@jennydavies7048 Thank you...for caring...💗💗💗💗
We need St Michael! God loves us all! ❤❤❤
Thank you Fr Chris
Battle Ready 2025
Archangel Michael SWORD 🗡️ PRAYER 🤲
Great talk Fr Mike. Just before my mother passed I was at her bed side right after she has her breathing tube removed. Though she wasn’t a practicing Catholic (baptized one though) I asked for last rites from a priest. After he anointed her and gave her the host I literally saw all the weight in the world lifted from her and she was at peace. It was beautiful and very peaceful. She passed a few hours later as I had the rosary being recited.
God's mercy is unending. Ty Lord! Eternal rest grant her Lord and may perpetual light shine upon her
Thank you my 82 yr old brother is not Baptized. Mom raised us Catholic, but became too depressed post partum that 3 of us did not get baptized. My older brother Michael saw that I and younger brother got baptized. I was 18 when I was baptized.
@@danaodom1010Your 82 year old brother needs to get baptized❤
Their are many true holy Catholic priests who are all Marion priest don't you think , so?❤
St. Michael… defend us, protect us, lead us to God!
Thank you Fr Alar for teaching us more about our Catholic faith 🙌🏽
I know. His talks are so helpful. And all the Marian priests preach so great. I thank God for them.
Months after my Mother died. I was woken up in the morning by my mother whispering in my ear "I love you" I could feel her kiss me on my cheek
I just need Jesus.
I have had a devotion to Saint Michael for many years and taught my children to pray it. Even my two year-old repeated it by herself over my lifetime. I have met so many Michaels. I always felt it was a sign. I gave my guardian angel the name Michael.
Saint Michael, the archangel protect us from evil .
You dont give your guardian angel a name, that being has their own name. God gave us to name everything on the Earth because we have dominion over it. We do not have dominion over our guardian angels, they are superior to us. Please apologies to your guardian angel.
@@jessicablack6473 I beg your pardon. I actually prayed and asked God to reveal the name of my guardian angel. I believe with my whole heart that my guardian angels name is Michael.
I believe Fr Chris has also spoken on this. We should never name our Guardian Angel.
Listening to this while cleaning . Just Found a St Michael prayer card and medal under some books ! St Michael pray for us ❤🙏
Wonderful!
I have a number of reasons why do Catholics like myself Saint Michael.
1. The prayer to him is supposed to be said at the end of Catholic mass but unfortunately some Catholics have forgotten about it but I haven’t. I take it very seriously at the end of mass.
2. I’ve chosen Saint Michael as my confirmation name on Easter Vigil 2010.
3. Always remember to prayer to Saint Michael during the Holy Rosary.
4. Saint Michael has helped me through some emotional and difficult moments such as when I broke up with my previous girlfriend and he encouraged me to take my time recovering from the emotional pain and break up.
5. In July last year, my older brother had some serious anger issues and he was trying to provoke me and hurt me both emotionally and physically but after praying the Holy Rosary and praying to Saint Michael, Saint Michael came to my assistance and told my older brother to trouble me no more and leave me alone in peace.
6. There’s a devotion dedicated to Saint Michael and it’s known as the Chaplet of Saint Michael. If anyone hasn’t heard of it before, I highly recommend looking it up.
O glorious prince St. Michael, chief and commander of the heavenly hosts, guardian of souls, vanquisher of rebel spirits, servant in the house of the Divine King and our admirable conductor, thou who dost shine with excellence and superhuman virtue deliver us from all evil, who turn to thee with confidence and enable us by your gracious protection to serve God more and more faithfully every day.
Pray for us, O glorious St. Michael, Prince of the Church of Jesus Christ, that we may be made worthy of His promises.
Almighty and Everlasting God, Who, by a prodigy of goodness and a merciful desire for the salvation of all men, has appointed the most glorious Archangel St. Michael Prince of Thy Church, make us worthy, we beseech Thee, to be delivered from all our enemies, that none of them may harass us at the hour of death, but that we may be conducted by him into the August Presence of Thy Divine Majesty. This we beg through the merits of Jesus Christ Our Lord. Amen.
God bless and protect you, Robert! 🙏
My daughter was taught about Michael, Gabriel, and Raphael in Catechism this morning❤. God is so good❤❤❤
For years now (approx 5 years) every time I sleep I would experience sleep paralysis being it in the night, afternoon or morning, one day I came across a prayer of Saint Michael on TH-cam(deeper journey) I would always put it on before sleeping I noticed that every time I played the video, I wouldn't get that horrible attack and if I forgot to play the video, the attack would always come back.
After sometime, I googled about Saint Michael's prayer and dear friends that was the first step to my complete freedom from sleep paralysis.
Not only does He protect us from the evil one but also Saint Michael protects us from falling into the temptations of the devil.
I really hope the Church could come together to ask for his help against the wickedness of the deceiver.
Jesus Mary Joesph I love you save souls Amen 🙏🏻 ❤St Michael all the angels and archangels and saints pray for us ❤
Your dad has the best possible son at this time. Praying for the whole family. ❤
Amen.🙏
✝️ 💔 🕊 🌹
Thank you for the prayers and God bless you
Your father is so lucky to have such an amazing son always in my prayers 🙏💕❤️
I have a special devotion to St Michael who I believe saved me from demonic attack many years ago. He made himself known to me in many ways. He is real. Thank you Father Alar for reminding everyone about St Michael’s importance in these times! 🙏😇
I pray the St. Michael Prayer at the end of all the Masses I daily celebrate.
Saint Michael the Archangel, pray for us!
Youre a Catholic treasure Fr Chris Alar❤
Praying for Fr. Chris and his parents 🙏❤️✝️🕊🙏
Joining you in prayer for Fr Chris and his family God bless you
Ty
I'm still laughing over the Tigers winning the World Series that's a great one father Chris God bless you👍😃🙏💖
I was born on September 29th. I contribute St. Michael for physically saving my life a handful of times throughout my life, to powerful and lengthy to mention here. St. Michael actually appeared to me when I was Six yrs old as a police officer. He had white hair but his face was very young, about 30yrs old with beautiful blue eyes. I was fortunate to go to Italy & France to the beautiful St. Michael shrines, huge churches in his honor. I have great devotion to my patron, St. Michael !
Fr. Chris Alar, please pray for my mom. She will be 81 yrs old tomorrow, June 2. Her health is rapidly declining. She has a history of mental illness. She has also been a faithful Catholic since her 20's. My sisters, who are no longer practicing Catholics have convinced her to disown the Catholic faith. I'm worried that when she dies, my sisters will not let her have a Catholic funeral Mass, but a nondenominational service. I believe her soul should be saved, because she is not of sound mind and is being influenced by my sisters. I would appreciate prayers for her. Her name is Carolyn. Thank you.
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@@DivineMercy_Official thank you. I have been distraught about this for a long time. When I saw her a few days ago, I put a green scapular in her pocket. I hope she kept it and didn't throw it away.
I'll pray for her too.
@@GinaGambone thank you so much
@@GinaGambone thank you Gina.
Thank you 🙏 Father . I truly believe in the power of Saint Michael. He has the power to overcome any evil .
I absolutely love saying the prayer to St Michael the Archangel which is shorter than this but really encapsulates everything that is said in the original and I can memorise it and say it wherever I am and whenever I feel the need. This talk was very enlightening and educational thank you
St Michael The Arc Angel Help My Son Frank. From His Addiction Of Smoking. & Hoarding. He Needs Help. I Ask In Prayer. Amen 🙏
I was in Cuba on vacation in September 2019 , I had the worst nightmare I screamed out to Saint Michael as the the colossal Black Cobra was chasing me (I knew it was the devil) All of sudden Michael grabbed me up by the back of my neck like I was a feather , He placed me in a safe place. Ever since this encounter I noticed that at my Catholic Church was not saying the Saint Michael prayer by Pope Leo XIII after mass so I made many print outs of the Prayer 🙏🏽 placing them at the churches & all over my city of Brampton , I just heard in this video that the church has ordered us to say the St. Michael prayer Wow 😮Hallelujah, this video is Powerful Please share 1:13:54
When I feel I'm in danger,i pray the Saint Michael prayer for rescue me amen 🔥
May God bless your dad, Father Chris, and place his healing hands upon him.
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St. Michael is my Saint. I was baptized at 42 and I believe God wants me to go back where I'm from and help people like me so I was looking for a saint that helped poor kids, specifically I plan on helping young men in the ghetto who were like me, just needed a light in the darkness. I couldn't find what I was looking for then I realized I've always been a soldier Fighting demons so what's more fitting?
May God bless you and happy that you found our Catholic faith in middle-age. How wonderful that you are giving back to your community and remember what it’s like to be on the fringes prayers for you.
Get at it my man. Those kids need you.
God Bless you.
from South Africa
Good for you! God bless you in your mission and ministry!
@YTmoney88
Welcome HOME, dear, and God bless you! The Saint you were looking for is St. John Bosco, who helped hundreds if not thousands of abandoned youths (often fatherless) in Italy. He had oratories all over the country just for "his boys."
Adopt him as another Patron Saint and study him! I believe St. John relied *heavily* on St. Michael and the other Angels.
Please pray for a healing of stage 4 cancer. Cancer is in almost every bone in body. Thanks, and God bless you .
Prayers for the intercession of our mother Mary and Saint Peregrine for a relief of your pain be brave and strong. May God bless you. I pray you are able to be visited by a priest.
I’m praying for u
Praying for you 🤍
In the powerful name of our Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ, I pray complete healing for you, Joseph Regan, body soul and spirit. May our Creator bless you and your family. And may all your faith be strengthened each day. Amen.
A heartfelt thanks for my healing!!
That's beautiful!! Amen.
Saint Michael. pray for us. Amen.
When you receive Him in Holy Communion, tell Him, I surrender all. He got me to this point, and He needed me to forward the message.
Thank you.
St. Michael please intervene against our enemies. Let it be Jesus our Lord's wishes.
Call on angels in times of supreme distress using this call : i call on my holy angels right now with a true & heartfelt intention to feel their prescence and protection
Salute to St. Michael the Archangel 🫡
We absolutely love this Priest. ☘️
46:33 Is when the prayer to the Sword of St.Michael begins. Thank you very much for this prayer.
St,Michael please save us from this evil neighbor please please please pray for us 📿📿📿😈💕🙏🏻🙏🏻💕💕
As a child, I suffered through a lot more trauma than most children should have to go through. I was raped at 5 and sexually abused for months, beaten and forced to watch my pets be tortured and murdered at 7. I often heard music playing out of thin air that would just make feel like everything was going to be ok and it really helped me get through some really difficult times. I believed it was in my head because no one could ever hear it. I’d go on later in life to experience a lot of scary stuff to say the least but to on one of them, I was alone and experience a lot of “activity” dark creatures and voices and after calling my twin to come help me, and she was already on the way! On her drive she was praying to Michael to come aid me and when she arrived she said she saw him on the roof. So I layed in my bed feeling better she was with me and out of nowhere I just freeze! My hands spread as well as my legs and I can hear a dark voice saying for me to stay put. My sister walks in and gets on top me and starts praying and I remember I wanted to hurt her with everything I had but couldn’t move. Finally I get released and I felt like everything was just lighter. I go to thank her and I find her in her room praying to Michael. She was never in my room! We both to this day believe it was Michael!
🙏😥 I hope you are healing now
Praying for you now. I also pray that you find a very good spiritual director. God bless and keep you and your family.
@@ERPainter1 Thank you! I'm currently looking and hoping I find a good Church to attend. I've been watching daily mass and reading the Bible a lot more in the mean while!
@@user-ov1ig4qw8m I am! Thank God I found my way!
Praise God for St. Michael and Fr. Chris!
Thank so much, Fr. Chris. Praying for your father and family. St. Michael, pray for us. St. Padre Pio, pray for us.
Ty
Thank you St Michael for protecting my family and me.
Fr. I've learnt alot from this particular video. Honestly,I didn't know StMichael's duties also included taking souls to the place of judgment. On the day my Dad died,the morning before he died,I kept crying to St.Michael to please plead for mercy for my Dad before the throne of judgment because my Dad's name is Michael
I feel reassured that He will defend my Dad.
St.Michael also delivered my brother whose name is also Michael from the hands of ritualists. The ritualists themselves affirmed that they saw an angel sitting close to my brother, protecting him. So instead of taking him to the place they intended to, they let him off their vehicle. We were all convinced that it was St.Michael.
Thank you Fr Chris for building and forming my Catholic faith. I wish I knew you in the early days of my life. I hope to visit the National Shrine someday by the grace of God, Amen.
Thank you for watching and God bless you
Thank you Fr. Chris, from Ireland, for this fantastic message. God bless and thank God for St. Michael.
Thanks for listening and God bless Ireland
This was the first thing I saw yesterday after having been feeling of dark attacks on my family and vocation. St Michael keeps popping up, I’m getting the message and making sure I’m asking for his intercession now and staying in prayer
Thank You God for giving us St Michael. Thank you St Michael for protecting us. Praise the Lord for the recovery of your dad Fr Chris. I will continue praying for you’ll.
Everyone please pray for each other.
God bless everyone
Yes, joining you in prayer for all of our Marian family
Thank you and God bless
Thank you Fr.❤
The dark figures that your father saw, I am thinking, are around us always pecking at us, wanting us to sin to recruit us to their dark side. I say out loud, “I love God.” and that usually brings me peace and if I need more power I will stop what I’m doing and make the Sign of the Cross and pray to God. 🕊️❤️🙏🏻
Angels have always fascinated me and the more I learn about them, the more interested I am about angels. This service is very informative and spiritual. Blessings.
St. Michael, pray for us. Thank you, Fr. Chris, for doing this talk about St. Michael and his powerful battles that increase our trust in him for safety. You also mention Mont-Saint-Michel ( Saint Michael’s Mount ) in Normandy, France. I was there 8 years ago, it’s an interesting place to visit for enthusiastic travellers and learn the history. There’s so much to gain knowledge from creation, devotion to apparition, thanksgiving and faithfulness to the living God who reveals Himself in many ways. Thanks to St. Michael who defeated the angels who refused to obey God and said: “ Who is like God.” We must always remember this and profess our faith, hope and love as children of God for our salvation.
God bless you , Ofelia , I was there too at " Mont Saint Michel " with the children , and we prayed inside the chapel .
I remember it vividly because I don't know why that particular day I experienced an intense peace that I have never felt before .
Continue on writing ✍️ your comments , for I do appreciate your heartfelt comments .
God bless you, dear Ofelia, and keep you safe in His care 🙏 ❤️.
@@marieboustany6846 Thank you for your appreciation and encouragement, Marie. I believe in my heart that Jesus wants me to do this ,too, while I’m still alive. I always tell Him of my desire that by doing this a sinner be converted and a soul in purgatory be released and enter heaven. I’m profoundly grateful to Him for helping me write my comment because I can never say anything without Him. I always depend on His wisdom and ask Him to guide me in what I have to say at the moment.
So glad that you and your children visited Mont-Saint-Michel, the experience is worth remembering. Thank you for sharing and prayers for you and your family. Happy Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity and Happy Sunday!
God bless you, Ofelia. I have never been to any of the Saint Michael Shrines in Europe however, last winter a Polish priest did a mission at my parish and he was a CSMA He was very delightful, Fr Piotr. He made stones available to us, and I acquired several from the shrine of Monte Sant’Angelo di Gargano in Italy 🇮🇹.. Michael is an important name in my family starting with my grandfather, my father, my beloved brother Michael ( whose anniversary of his death 4 years ago is this week on May 28), my son, Peter Michael, and my nephew, Eric, Michael.
My hope is that I get to visit there someday along with many other places in Italy that I have never seen in my travels there. Hope you plan a trip to the USA again soon.
@@alwaysmisskaryn What a beautiful family with a generation of St. Michael’s name! A well-chosen guardian and protector for everyone wherever you are. I offer a Holy Mass tomorrow, May 28, for the 4th death anniversary of your brother, including the deceased family member who bears the same name. May our loving and merciful Father continue to bless you all.
Coming back to USA sooner as I desire isn’t possible due to my kinesiotherapy which I didn’t expect too long till the last Wednesday of June next month. The effect of my fall in December last year is a real agony which at first I thought I was okay but it does take time to recover. I’m deeply grateful to Jesus for the opportunity to follow Him to “ Calvary “ every time I climb up the stairs to reach the second floor of my apartment. Honestly, I humbly offer it to Him to help save souls the living and deceased. I’m always joyful and spiritually stronger now than before.
Thanks for sharing, Karyn. I find it a joy to share our experiences we keep in our lives. Glory and praise to God forever!
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This prayer and three Hail Mary's should be said after EVERY mass by the priest.